of ~ ppg at ce in the 
tions; is a febrifuge, and powertal diuretic, rallcves ne 
—_ cheerfulness. . 
or the gravel, the patient may take a tea cupful three ti 
day, of the following tea: pour one quart of boiling water on 
ounces of the dry root and leaves. 1n lowness of spirits, melanchol) 
and pains in the heeast the pefient may take a tea spoonful of the 
pow root three times a day, togeth t ing 
the dose till well. ee 
This is ‘the ied of lichen, thin iy a OW 
the bark of the white oak tree, resembling the lungs, from whe 
it takes its name. Lungwort may be found in almost every p 
the United States. ii ne AEP 
‘It possesses the same qualities as the Iceland moss, and other 
lichens ; indeed, , they all belong to one Bete and mma be used wit 
benefit in seapemptions, &c. 
- Root 1 brown fibres; leaves radical, on 
divided nt somewhat leathery, and stand through the) 
into three rounded blunt lobes ; flowers term 
when unfolded, of a pale yellow, or bl 
faa in all northern latitudes, and is common in the woods, bills 
and mountains of the United States, from New England to Ken- 
tacky. 
. Its taste is nearly insipid, but a little astringent and mucilaginous. 
. It is subtonic, substringent, deobstruent, pectoral, and demulcent. 
 It-was formerly used in fevers, liver complaints, indigestion, vitia~ 
_ tion of the fluids, hypochondria, &e. It has y+ been brough 
notice in. America, for ae the lur nsumpti 
&e. and i is taken in the form: sti fe 
Lopeta oe fos Pouates. The herb and seeds. 
This i is an annual American plant, found ina oak variety of soil ie 
throughout the United States. The leaves oblong, slightly serra- ve 
, sessile, alternate, on the upper surface numerous tubercles; — 
s branched ; blossoms solitary, in a kind of spike, pate. 
on in dry fields, and flowers in August. ae 
e ar chewed, communicate to the mouth 
! le fancer, 
